16. I ________ an invitation from one of my friends, but I have no idea ________ it or not.

17. Can you lend me the book ________ the other day?

18. –May I use your pen?

--________!

19. I made a bad impression ________ the teacher ________ arriving late on my first day.

20. The reason ________ many people like the film Not One Less is ________ most of the people in the film use their real names and play themselves.

三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when ___21___ a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid ___22___ a big tree and then ___23___ forward through tall grass ___24___ it could almost hear them talk. ___25___ the mother rat and her babies knew ___26___ had happened, the cat ___27___ from its hiding-place and started to run ___28___ them.

The mother rat and her babies all ___29___ at once. They hurried towards ___30___ home, which was under a pile of large stones. ___31___ the baby rats were ___32___ scared that they could not run very ___33___. Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch ___34___. What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running, ___35___ round and faced the cat, ___36___, “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like ___37___ angry dog. The cat was so surprised and ___38___ that it ran away.

The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see ___39___ important it is to learn ___40___ second language!”

21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly

22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind

23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed

24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while

25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise

26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when

27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared

28. A. over               B. through            C. after             D. against

29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried

30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their

31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although

32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very

33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly

34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them

35. A. turned            B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran

36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling

37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that

38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried

39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how

40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An

四、阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A

Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student from Jordan. He was excited to get to know an American. He wanted to learn more about American culture. Yaser hoped that he and Steve would become good friends.

At first, Steve seemed very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even invited Yaser to have lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed more distant. The two former(以前的) classmates didn’t see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve. steve didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was hurt by Steve’s change of attitude. “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser complained. “And I thought friends were friends forever.”

Yaser is a little confused. He is an outsider(局外人) to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintaneces(熟人) and close companions(伙伴) “friends”. americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on common interests.

Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American frienships develop quckly, and they may change just as quickly.

People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day.” or “see you later.” schoolmates may say, “Let’s get together sometime.” But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship.

41. Why didn’t Yaser understand Steve was more was more distant with him when they were no longer in the same class?

A. Because Steve no longer likes Yaser.

B. Because they couldn’t see each other.

C. Because Yaser didn’t know american culture about friendship.

D. Because Yaer was a foreigner.

42. From the text we can find that American friendships ________.

A. develop quickly but change slowly           B. develop slowly and change slowly

C. develop slowly but change quickly           D. develop and change quickly

43. From the text we may know that Americans are ________.

A. kind               B. rude              C. sad               D. impolite

44. If you no longer work with an american, what should you do with your friendship?

A. Try your best to keep it.                    B. Avoid meeting your workmates.

C. Let it be.                                D. worry about it.

B

To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn’t understand a word they said and they couldn’t understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.

Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly. The sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.

Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to cachange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in you head and then to write it in clear lively language.

Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context(上下文). You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book.

students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.

45. How many points are there in the passage?

A. Two.              B. Three.             C. Four.             D. Five.

46. In his first point the writer told us ________.

A. how to speak English                B. how to read and write

C. why spoken english is important        D. why English people couldn’t understand Lenin

47. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on ________.

A. how to read faster             

B. how to guess the meaning of new words from the context

C. how to look up new words in the dictionary 

D. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage

48. “one can kill two birds with one stone” means ________.

A. getting some knowledge of a country while learning its language

B. getting more than what one wants

C. the stone is too big                      

D. the birds are blind enough

C

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49. What does “ESL” stand for?

A. English as a Second Language.             B. English Speaking Lessons.

C. English Study Lessons.                    D. E-mailing Suggestions Lessons.

50. When was ESL go.com first invented?

A. July 19, 2006.       B. June 20, 2006.      C. January 13, 2004.   D. June, 1, 2003.

51. Where can you find this passage?

A. On TV.             B. On a website.      C. In a magazine.      D. In a newspaper.

52. According to the passage, which of the following in NOT true?

A. You are welcome to drop the author a line to help him improve the website.

B. People who want to learn English through ESL go.com must pay for the lessons.

C. It seems that the author is proud of ESL go.com.

D. ESL go.com go.com offers varieties of English classes at different levels.

D

Zach drove over to Mary’s place. She would be his wife soon. She was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along well with Bradley.

When Zach arrived, he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver’s license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive fast, but that he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the road. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips: Don’t drive next to big trucks, because you never know when they might crush(碾压) you. Don’t drive behind trucks filled with things, because you never know when something in the truck will fly out and hit your car.

On their way back, Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t interested. He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon discovered that golf was fun! He hit a lot of balls. Zach told him that he was doing well. The next day Bradley, for the first time ever, called Zach. He had a few blisters(水疱) on his hands. Zach said that usually happened. Then Bradley asked if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a drive and hit golf balls again. Zach said, of course, and felt happy.

53. The best title(题目) for the text might be “________”.

A. You are not my dad, but I begin to love you!   B. I begin to love you, my son!

C. You can do better, boy!                    D. Do you love me, dad?

54. Zach let Bradley drive his car because ________.

A. he wanted to teach Bradley how to drive    B. he wanted to take Bradley to the golf course

C. he wanted to go to see Mary             D. he wanted to get on well with Bradley

55. At first, Bradley liked ________ better than golf.

A. driving             B. video games        C. his lessons       D. a driver’s license

56. The next day, Bradley telephoned mainly to ________.

A. ask Zach to teach him to drive              B. ask Zach to see his mother Mary

C. show Zach his friendliness                 D. invite Zach to the golf course